Melastomataceae
Miconia

Miconia splendens (Sw.) Griseb.

First published in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 256 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Chiapas) to Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Liogier, A.H. (2000). Flora de la Española 9: 1-151. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2006 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Yesilyurt, J.; Gallo, A.; Soares, C.R.A.; Rosa, R.; Marques, E.; Piva, J.H. [174] Brazil K000578399 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Rodrigues, L.; Piva, J.H. [505] Brazil K000578397 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Yesilyurt, J.; Pedroga, J.A.; Gallo, A. [6] Brazil K000578398 Yes
Apr 1, 2000 Purpus, C.A. [6784] Mexico K000535886 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Mori, S.; Cardoso, R.; Souza, R. [17679] Brazil K000833480 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Boer, J.G.W. [976] Suriname K000833465 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [47930] Brazil K000833460 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5368] Brazil K000833456 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [1857] Brazil K000833468 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Grear, J.W.; Reis dos Santos, R. [17884] Brazil K000833466 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Castro, R.A. [2360] Brazil K000833486 Yes
Argent, G.C.G.; Ramos, J.; Richards, P.W.; Souza, R. [6374] Brazil K000833457 Yes
MacFadyen [s.n.] Jamaica K000535922 Unknown Type Material Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] Jamaica K000535923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J.; Guedes, J.; Coêlho, J. [4303] Brazil K000833485 Yes
Santos, R.R.; Ferreira, A.; Ratter, J.A. [R. 1557] Brazil K000833471 Yes
Purdie, W. [s.n.] Jamaica K000535924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Delprete, P.G.; Lousa, T.C.; Francener, A. [9862] Brazil K000833482 Yes
Mori, S. [12763] Brazil K000833484 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H., de [1676] Brazil K000833463 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10180] Brazil K000833472 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [10269] Brazil K000833473 Yes
Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2479] Brazil K000833462 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [10646] Brazil K000833455 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [14792] Brazil K000833478 Yes
Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [R1737] Brazil K000833461 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [11987] Brazil K000833481 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [R. 1710] Brazil K000833475 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Ferreira, A.; Castro, R.A.; Andrelinho [s.n.] Brazil K000833474 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, A.S.; Balick, M.J.; Berg, C.C.; Henderson, A.J.; Nelson, B.W.; Bahia, R.P.; Santos, M.R. [25332] Brazil K000833479 Yes
Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2292] Brazil K000833459 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Harter, F.P.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Monteiro, O.P. [10714] Brazil K000833483 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1424] Brazil K000833458 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [8824] Brazil K000833453 Yes
Maguire, B.; Pires, J.M.; Maguire, C.K.; Silva, N.T. [56917] Brazil K000833476 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [3649] Brazil K000833467 Yes
Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2310] Brazil K000833470 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7935] Brazil K000833464 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6694] Brazil K000833469 Yes
Smith, D. [284] Brazil K000833454 Yes
Smith, D. [284] Brazil K000833477 Yes

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0